MIAMI LAKES, FL – The Miami Lakes Youth Center will be hosting fun and exciting programs for Middle and High School students at “The Spot”, located at 6075 Miami Lakes Drive.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OPEN HANG Parents come out with your children ages 5 to 12 and have a fun night with us! We will have a game night competition where families or groups of friends go head to head in different board games and game show games. • Date: December 6, December 11 and December 18• Time: 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM

TEEN OPEN HANGS Attention Middle & High School students! Join us at The Spot for Open Hang Night! Our Youth Center is equipped with a billiard table, table tennis, indoor basketball shootout game, Microsoft Xbox One Console, Nintendo Wii and more! Bring your friends & come hang out with us for a night full of fun and games! • Date: December 13 • Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT: Feeding America is the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief organization, comprised of 200 food banks throughout the United States. Feeding South Florida is proud to be the sole Feeding America food bank serving Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties. Feeding South Florida is also the leading domestic hunger-relief organization in South Florida, serving 25% of Florida’s Food Insecure Population. Registration is required. • Date: December 7• Time: 1:00 PM

ROBOPETS WORKSHOP BY SNAPOLOGY: Learn more about Snapology's RoboPets Robotics program. Your animal lover will create their own animal-inspired robotic models and make them come to life by learning to code! Students will learn about gear ratio, sensors, simple machines, and programming as they build dolphins, gorillas, or even dinosaurs. Registration is required. • Date: December 5• Time: 5:00 PM

To register for any of the events and activities visit toml.eventbrite.com. For more information about “The Spot” please contact Manny Martinez, Program Coordinator via email at thespot@miamilakes-fl.gov or at 305.819 (SPOT) 7768.